What's On in Brighton
Wednesday 04 November 2026 · This weekend · City guide
Wednesday nights in Brighton have a glorious habit of sneaking up on you — one moment you are thinking about an early night, the next you are cackling in a candlelit room with a drink in your hand and a comedian absolutely nailing their set. Tonight the city leans hard into laughter, with two cracking comedy options that between them cover everything from intimate underground charm to proper pub-room energy. Pull on a jacket and get out there.
Highlights
The Secret Comedy Club Wednesdays — There is something deliciously conspiratorial about a comedy night with 'secret' in the name, and Artista Cafe And Gallery — one of Brighton's most characterful small venues — delivers on that promise with a lineup kept tantalisingly close to its chest. Doors are at 7:00pm, tickets are a very reasonable £5–£10, and the intimate setting means every punchline lands like the comedian is talking directly to you. A perfect midweek escape that will have you home happy and still on the right side of midnight.
Cool-Aid Comedy — The Caroline of Brunswick is exactly the kind of gloriously unpretentious Brighton pub that makes this city so easy to love, and on Wednesday nights it throws its doors open to Cool-Aid Comedy for a proper grassroots laugh. Kicking off at 8:00pm, this is a night that celebrates the electric unpredictability of live stand-up — the kind of room where a relatively unknown act can suddenly stop you breathing with how funny they are. Check the website for ticket details and then just go — nights like this are where comedy memories are made.